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Extensions reference

ARCIVERS ANIMATION GRAPHICS SOUND DATABASE OTHER
* A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
EXTENSION CATEGORY INFORMATION
??_   Microsoft packed file
??$   Backup file P-CAD
?DK   Loaddskf.exe Disk image
?UT   Nonpacked FTN mail (? - flavor)
_Q_ ARCHIVES Archive CP/M Squeeze
$?   ZX Spectrum file in HOBETA format
$$$   1. Temp file
2. OS/2 archive file (i.e
archives.$$$, keys .$$$)
!JG   Thumbnails for Photofinish change JPG
to !JG, PCS to !PC, etc.
)2( ARCHIVES LHA archiver temporary file
#nn   Part of file image, created by Long.exe
~??
  Old [BackUp] files (.MNU to .~MN)
nnn
ARCHIVES 1. Arj archive volumes up to 999
2. Netware unicode rule table (e.g. 1250_Uni .036)
3. News about smth with ext. of ver. number
1ST   Information file (e.g. readme.1st)
2GR   Windows 286 Grabber file
386   1. Windows virtual device driver
2. Sound library hmidev.386 (Human
Music Interface)
3DS   Autodesk 3D Studio file
3GR   386 Grabber File
4MD SOUND Musical file
4TH   Forth compiler source file
669 SOUND Music format (Tracker Module)
8B?   Adobe Photoshop plug-in

A

Ann ARCHIVES Multi volume ARJ archive
ABM   Image PALS album file
ABR   Adobe Brush file for PhotoShop
ACE ARCHIVES ACE archive
ACF   Adobe Custom Filter for PhotoShop
ACM   Audio Compression Module add-on to
MSACM.DRV Windows driver
ACO   Adobe Color Palette
ACT GRAPHICS Animations Works Actor (Graphics
cell)
AD   AfterDark screensaver module
AD2   Zfax ADPCM 2-bit compressed voice file
AD3   Zfax ADPCM 3-bit compressed voice file
ADD   OS/2 adapter device driver
ADI   AutoCad plot file
ADL   MicroChannel Adapter Description
Library File
ADM   After Dark support file
ADR   After Dark support file
ADV   GUS device driver
AEP   Adobe After Effects project file
AFM   Adobe Font Metrics
AI GRAPHICS Adobe Ilustrator Vector graphics file
AIF SOUND Audio Interchange Format File (AIFF)
AIM   Asm Text Mode Image File
AIN ARCHIVES AIN Archive
ALG   ARCSOLO Activity Log
ALL   FRQView Filelist w/ all files
ALO   Almanac support file
AMF SOUND Music format
AMS SOUND 1. Adobe Monitor Setup calibration file
2. Music format
ANI   Animation cursors
ANM   Autodesk Animation Studio project file
ANS   File includes ANSI-symbols
API   Adobe Printer Ink file for PhotoShop
APL   Support module used by Manugraphics
APL products
APP BINARY 1.Clarion Application file
2.Fox ProApplication file
AQL   America On-line for Windows DLL
ARC ARCHIVES ARC Archive
ARK ARCHIVES 1. QUARK Archive
2. Managing your Money Archive File
ARJ ARCHIVES ARJ Archive
ART GRAPHICS PFS: 1st publisher Graphics format
ASM   Assembler language source
AST   Adobe Color Separtion table for PhotoShop
ATN   Adobe ACTION for PhotoShop
AVB   AntiViral Toolkit Pro Bases
AVI ANIMATION Video for Windows file
AVT   AVATAR-coding files
AWA ANIMATION Animations Works Accelerated Movie
AWM ANIMATION Animations Works Movie (as .AVI)
AU SOUND Sun/Next Audio File

B

BAK   Backup file
BAR   Info Bar for GFX2EXE
BAS   BASIC language source
BAT   Batch file (e.g. autoexec.bat)
BBS   1. File containing e-mail info (e.g. files.bbs)
2. Hudson-style messagebase
BCT   Clarion's Backup dictionary
BDF   BUPDATE.EXE (c) TNT Techn. Binary update file
BFC   Briefcase Win'95
BGI   Borland Graphics Interface device driver
BI   BASIC include file (Visual Basic for DOS)
BIN BINARY 1. Binary file, usually zero-start (.com analog)
2. Text mode memory dump
BK?   Backup file
BKP   Dialog Designer 4.x Backup file
BLG   ARCSOLO Backup Log
BMP GRAPHICS OS/2 or Win graphics format
BMT   Ami Pro Button
BNK SOUND AdLib Instrument ID file
BNR GRAPHICS Graphics Banner
BOO   READIBM Book-format
BML   Borland CBuilder support packages
BPP   Clarion's Backup application
BS2 ARCHIVES BSArc Archive
BST   TeX  BiblioTex file (BiblioTex =
bibliography file)
BTM   4dos, ndos Batch-to-memory file
BTN   Makeover Button file

C

Cnn ARCHIVES ACE archive volume
C   C language source
C--   Sphinx  C-- language source
CA?   Borland packed and splitted file
CAB ARCHIVES Win 95 packed file
CAL SPREEDSHEET 1. SuperCalc Spreadsheet format
2. Windows Calendar File
CAP   ProComm Capture file
CAS   C + ASM language source
CAT   CP's Backup Catalog
CBS   MasterWord button bar configuration file
CC   C language source
CDA SOUND CD-Audio
CDM SOUND 1. Music format (compressed)
2. Novell NetWare Disk Drivers NPA
CDR GRAPHICS CorelDraw! graphics format (drawing)
CDT   Corel Draw Template File
CDX   FoxPro Compaund index file
CEL ANIMATION Autodesk Animator and Animator Pro animation/picture format
CFG   Configuration file
CGM GRAPHICS 1. Computer Graphics Metafile
2. Object graphics format
CH   CA Clipper language header
CH3 GRAPHICS Harvard Graphics file format
CHI   ChiWriter Document
CHP   Ventura Publisher Chapter File
CHR   Borland Stroked font
CHZ ARCHIVES CHARC  Archive
CIM GRAPHICS The Ultimate Draw C Text Mode Image File
CKB   Borland C++ 4.x editor keystroke mapping
CLA   Clarion Source
CLD   CA  Clipper debugger configuration file
CLP GRAPHICS 1. Windows clipboard save file
2. Graphics format (PCPAINT/Pictor)
3. CA Clipper Compiler responce file
CLR   Boxer/2 Color scheme
CMB   Xtree for Windows Button Bar file
CMD   OS/2 batch/REXX file
CMF SOUND Music format (Sound Blaster Synthesized Sound File)
CMP   Photofinish Calibration Map
CMX GRAPHICS Corel DRAW! Clip Art
CNF   Configuration file
CNV     Winword DLL used as part of an import
operation (CNV=convertor)
COD     1. Boxer/2 Printer code definition file
2. UUPC Code definition table
COL   Colors palette
COM BINARY Executable file
CPI   MS-DOS codepage file
CPL   Windows Control Panel applet
CRD   Windows cardfile data file
CSM   Borland C++ 4.x precompiled header file
CRK   Crack file (usually text)
CSV   Comma Separated Variables (crude data
interchange format)
CTL   Configuration (control) file
CUR   cursor file
CUT   dr.Halo bitmap

D

DAT DATABASE 1. Data file
2. Clarion Database file
DB DATABASE 1.Paradox Database file
2. Multi Edit config
DBA DATABASE Turbo Prolog  Database file
DBF DATABASE xBASE database file
DBG   Debugger script
DBS DATABASE Data file used by Managing Your Money
DBT DATABASE xBase Memo-field file
DCP   OS/2 device code page
DCT  DATABASE 1. Clarion Dictionary
2. Dictionary: used by many programs
with program dependent format
DCU   Borland Delphi unit (compiled)
DDI   DiskDupe Disk image
DEF   definition file
DEM   Vista Pro DEM file
DFM   Borland Delphi form module
DFX   Micrografx Effects DLL
DIB     Device Independent Bitmap; rarely
used Windows 3.0 bitmap
DIC   Dictionary (e.g. from WinWord)
DIF     1. Data Interchange Format
2. Borland patch data file
3. OS/2 V2.2 Display Information File
DIP     Watcom debug info processor
DIR   CPS Backup Directory File
DIZ   Description file
DL   Animation format
DLC   Kinetix 3D Studio MAX plugin
DLG   Windows SDK dialog editor data file
DLL   Dynamic link library
DLM   Kinetix 3D Studio MAX plugin
DLO   Kinetix 3D Studio MAX plugin
DLT   Kinetix 3D Studio MAX plugin
DMF  SOUND Delusion Digital Music
File
DMP   Memory dump
DPR     1. Turbo C default project file
2. Borland Delphi project file
DOC DOCUMENTS 1. ASCII doc file
2. WinWord native file
DOS     1. OS/2 V3 SVGA PMI-File
2. Something for MS-DOS (e.g.
msdos.dos)
DOT   DOCUMENTS MS Word document template
DOX DOCUMENTS Documentation
DRT   MicroGrafx Template
DRV BINARY Driver
DRW  GRAPHICS MicroGrafx Drawing
DS4   MicroGrafx  Designer 4.1 Drawing
DSC   Description file
DSF   MicroGrafx  Designer File
DSK     1. Borland C++ IDE desktop
configuration
2. Some desktop configuration
3.Novell NetWare Disk Drivers
DSF SOUND Delusion Digital Sound File
DSM SOUND Digital Sound Module
DSP SOUND 1. Dynamic Studio Professional Module
2. Norton viewer DLL
DST     TWAIN (Scanner spec) data source DLL
DSW    Borland C++ 4.x desktop layout file
DVI   TeX output file
DVP   DESQView run-file
DWC ARCHIVES DWC Archive
DWG   Autodesk AutoCAD Drawing
DXF GRAPHICS Autodesk data exchange vector graphics format

E

EAS   OS/2 Extended file attributes
ECF   MicroGrafx ABC Media Manager collection
ELI ARCHIVES ELI Archive
ENG   English documentation
ENV   Envelope or Environments
EPS   1. Encapsulated PostScript
2. Printout file for Epson-compatible printers (ESC/2)
ERR   1. Compiler/linker error report
2. MS compilers error lists
EVT   Events descriptions
EXE BINARY Executable file
EXP BINARY Protected mode EXE by PharLap Software
EXT   Extensions descriptions file

F

F2R   Farandole Linear Module
F3R   Farandole Blocked Linear Module
FAC GRAPHICS Usenix FACE graphics format
FAQ   Frequently Asked Questions
FAR   Farandole Composer Module
FAS   Macsyma compiled program
FAX   Fax bitmaps in CCITT format
FD    Front Door' resource files
FF   Intelligont FIAS format
FI   Fortran Source Code
FIO   1. Aldus PhotoStyler graphics filter
2. Image PALS viewer DLL
FIL
  1. Filelist
2. Mirror.FIL is the name given to the saved FAT by the mirror program included in some versions of DOS and in PCTools
FIT   GRAPHICS Graphics format (FITS)
FLC ANIMATION Autodesk Animator Pro animation file
FLI ANIMATION Autodesk Animator animation file
FLT   Data/file conversion filter DLL
FLX   Animation format (can be renamed FLC or FLI)
FMT   Gate3 format file
FNT   Any font 
FND   Windows95 Files searching properties
FOG   Fontographer Database File
FON   1. Windows bitmapped font file
2. Terminate phonebook
FOR   Fortran language source file
FOT   Windows TrueType font description
FOX   Foxbase executable (precompiled .prg)
FMT   xBase Format file
FPT   MS FoxPro memo field tables
FR?   FTN software Packed mail
FRM   1. Registration or other form
2. Visual Basic Form
FRX     Binary part of Visual Basic form
FRT   MS FoxPro additional (FPT) report description
file
FSM   Farandole Composer WaveSample
FXP   MS Foxpro executable (precompiled .prg)

G

G16   GoldED for DOS compiled config
GBL   Global module in Basic programs 
GE   GEcho config file
GED   GoldED for DOS compiled config file
GEM GRAPHICS Digital Research GEM graphics format
GEO GRAPHICS 1. 3d vector graphics file format
2.GoldED for OS/2 compiled config file
GEX   GEcho config file
GFX GRAPHICS 1. Instant Artist graphics Files
2. PCBoard @X-coded colorful text
GID   Windows  Help index
GIF GRAPHICS Compuserve Graphics Interchange
Format
GKH   Ensoniq Disk Image
GL GRAPHICS GRASP  Animation library
GLB   Global module in Basic programs
GLO   Global module in Basic programs
GLY   Winword Glossary
GRD   1. Gradient file for Adobe Photoshop
2.Drivers for Free Soft. Found. GRX (graphics library)
GRF GRAPHICS 1) MicroGrafx Chart
2)Stanford Graphics files; also used by Charisma
GRN   Drivers for Free Soft. Found. GRX (graphics library)
GRP   Windows program group
GRY GRAPHICS Graphics format (RAW GREYz)
GV   GrandView outline file
GZ ARCHIVES GZip Archive

H

H     Header file (usually C language)
H--     C-- language header
H!   1. Pertext database
2. Flambeaux Software, inc Tech help file
HA ARCHIVES HA Archive
HAM   Novell NetWare  Disk Drivers NPA
HAL     Hyper Access Lite Data file
HAP ARCHIVES HAP Archive
HBK     MathCAD handbook
HC   Header file 
HDI   Heidi driver for Kinetix 3D Studio MAX
HEP     Novell NetWare  Help Librarian Data File
HGL GRAPHICS HP Graphics Language
HI   Game high scores table
HLP   Help file 
HLX     Multi Edit help file
HLZ     Multi Edit packed help file
HMI SOUND Music format (MIDI)
HMP SOUND Music format (MIDI)
HP   Printout file for HP printers/plotters (HP/GL)
HPJ    Help compiler project
HPM     Quaestor 1.x High Performance Map
HPP     C++  header file
HQX ARCHIVES BINHEX Archive
HRZ GRAPHICS SSTV Graphics
HSC  SOUND HSC tracker 2-op FM music
HST   History file 
HTM, HTML   HTML file
HYP   ARCHIVES HYPER Archive

I

  Preprocessor output file
ICC
  ICC configuration
ICE ARCHIVES ICE Archive
ICO   Icon file
ID   Identification file (e.g. disk.id)
IDB   IDA database
IDC   IDA C language source
IDE   Borland C++ 4.x IDE project
IDF   MIDI instrument description
ID   IDA imported names
IDX   FoxPro,FoxBase  Index file
IFS   OS/2 Installable file system
IFF GRAPHICS 1. Graphics format (Amiga)
2. Interchange Format File (IFF)
IGS   IGES Drawing
IHP   Watcom help file
IHS   Bink/+  Inbound History
IL   hDC Designer Icon Lin Dll format
IMG GRAPHICS 1. GEM bitmapped graphics file
2. Disk Image
INC   1. Include file
2. Assembler include file
INF   1. Any information
2. OS/2 hypertext help system file
3. Win95 driver definition
INI   Usually configuration file
INS   Ensoniq Instrument File
INT   Source of Borland Interface module
IT SOUND Impulse Tracker music file
ION   Files descriptions (e.g. descript.ion)

J

J ARCHIVES JAR archive
JAM   Jam messagebase
JAR ARCHIVES Java archive
JAS GRAPHICS Graphics format (JASC)
JIF GRAPHICS JPEG - JFIF compliant
JPG GRAPHICS JPEG
JPC GRAPHICS Graphics format (Japan PIC)

K

Knn DATABASE Clarion Database key file
K3D   Description of macro language 3DS
KAR SOUND 1. Precompiled .prg for KARAT
2. Music format (Karaoke)
KBD   Keyboard data or keyboard driver
KEX   Kedit Macro File
KEY   1. Usually registration key
2. OS/2 archive .key-file (i.e. OS2.KEY)
KIT   Power Chords drum kit file
KML   Kedit Macro Library
KRZ   Kurzweil K2000 File

L

LAN   Novell NetWare LAN Drivers
LBM GRAPHICS Amiga Graphics
LBR ARCHIVES CP/M LU  Archive
LBX   MS FoxPro Main (DBF) label descrioption file
LBT   MS FoxPro Additional (FPT) label description
file
LCH   IBM Works for OS/2  Chart
LDB DATABASE IBM Works for OS/2 Data filer database
LDF   Data filer form IBM Works for OS/2
LEX   Dictionary (e.g. for WinWord spellcheckers)
LFD   LucasArts games resource file
LGO   Windows Logo file shown during startup
LIB BINARY Library file
LIC   License file used by some programs to put their license on disk
LIF   CA Clipper packed file
LIM ARCHIVES LIMIT Archive
LMP   Demo for Doom
LNG   Language definition file
LNK   1. Linker script
2. Windows 95 shortcut
LOG   Log file
LRP   IBM Works, for OS/2 Report
LSP   LISP language source (autoLISP)
LSS SPREEDSHEET IBM Works for OS/2 Spreadsheet
LST   1. Listing (e.g. source code)
2. Filelist
LWP DOCUMENTS IBM Works   Word processor file
LYR   Lyrics
LZH ARCHIVES LHARC archive
LZS ARCHIVES LARC Archive

M

M   Source file for MatLab and Mathematica
MA   Used by Mathematica for its notebooks and by hDC products for MicroApp executable files
MAC GRAPHICS 1. MAC Paint graphics
2. Macro file
3. Multi Edit macro file
MAG  GRAPHICS Japan MAG Graphics
MAH   Mahjongg Solitaire settings file
MAK   1. Makefile
2. Visual Basic Project
MAN   User guide (manual)
MAP   Map file (usually created by
compilers)
MAT   Kinetix 3D Studio MAX material library
MAX   Kinetix 3D Studio MAX file
MCD DATABASE MathCad datafile
MCL   Multi Edit macro library
MDB DATABASE Microsoft Access DataBase
MDR   ZX Spectrum emulator by G.A.Lunter
Microdrive file
MDZ   Cubic Player Text description of music module
MF   TeX Metafont file
MFM SOUND Music format
MGX GRAPHICS MG Designer 4.1 Drawing
ME   1. Text file READ.ME
2. MultiEdit configuration
MEC   Maximus MECCA source
MED   MED/OctaMED Module
MEM   1. Memos datafile
2. Saved memory variables
MET GRAPHICS OS/2 graphics metafile
MID SOUND MIDI file
MK   Makefile
MKI GRAPHICS Japan MKI Graphics
MKG   Makefile
MMM   MultiMedia Movie file
MNU   1. Menu file
2. Microsoft Mouse menu (for DOS apps)
MNX   MS FoxPro Main (DBF) menu description file
MNT   MS FoxPro  Additional (FPT) menu description file
MLI   Autodesk 3D Studio Materials Libraries
MP3 SOUND Sound in MPEG layer III format
MPG ANIMATION MPEG
MPR   MS FoxPro Generated executable menu file
MPX   MS FoxPro Compiled executable menu file
MO?   FTN software Packed mail
MOD SOUND 1. Music format (Amiga module)
2. Modula language source
3. Module -- used by Windows for DLL
which implement DOS support
MOV ANIMATION QuickTime movie
MRK   Windows User Benchmarck
MS   Microsoft antivirus report
MSG   1. File w/ any messages
2. Message base (e.g. HMB)
3. ZVoice digitized voice file
MSP GRAPHICS Microsoft Paint picture
MTM SOUND MultiTracker Module
MU   Quattro Pro for DOS Menu definition file
MUS SOUND Doom,Doom 2 music format
MXL   PackRat 5.0 support DLLs

N

NAM   Novell NetWare Name Space Modules
NCD   NC directories file (i.e. TREEINFO.NCD)
NDL   FTN Nodelist file
NDX   DBase II,III index file
NEW   News about smth
NFO   1. Any information
2. Help format
3. Netware Folio database
NG   Norton Guide hypertext database
NGO   Norton Guide  linker object file
NGS   Norton Guide compiler source file
NL   Norton Desktop Icon Library
NLM   Novell Netware loadable module
NOT   Notation
NSS   Norton screensaver module
NST SOUND Music format
NTX DATABASE CA Clipper index file

O

O   Object code
OBD   Microsoft Office Binder
OBT   Microsoft Office Binder Template
OBJ BINARY 1. object code
2. Wavefront's Advanced Visualizer file
OBZ   Microsoft Office Binder Wizard
OCT SOUND Octalizer musical file
OCX   ActiveX Control
OFM   PostScript font description file
OFN   MS Office documents
OHS   Bink/+ Outbound History
OKT SOUND Oktalyzer Module
OLB   Some applications used this extension for object libraries
OLD   Backup file
OPT   1. Options; name used by many
programs for configuration information
2. Borland  Delphi project options
ORG   Microcal Origin plot
OVL BINARY Overlay
OVR BINARY Overlay

P

P DATABASE Database PROGRESS source code
P0? ARCHIVES Splitted archive UC2
PAC   SBStudio II Package or Song
PAK ARCHIVES Pak  Archive
PAR   Windows swapfile
PAS   Pascal language source
PAT   Gravis Ultrasound Patch
PB   Proboard Conf. files
PBM GRAPHICS Portable BitMap
PCB DATABASE P-CAD database
PCD   Kodak Photo-CD
PCS   Microsoft PowerPoint picture package
PCT   Mac PICT
PCX GRAPHICS ZSoft Paintbrush bitmap
PDB   Packrat 5.0 data file
PDF   1. Print device information Netware
2. Adobe's Portable Document Format
3. PCAD Database Interchange Format
PDG   Print Shop Deluxe data file
PEX   Proboard EXecutable file (Executed
from PB)
PFA   PostScript Font File
PFB   1. Adobe Acrobat document
2. PostScript font
PFM   PostScript font description file
PGL GRAPHICS HP Plotter vector graphics format
PGM GRAPHICS JASC Media C. Graphics format (Portable GrayMap)
PHM   DN, Lync Phone book
PIC GRAPHICS 1. 123 Vector graphics format
2. Lotus picture
PIF   1. Windows run-style description file
(Program Information File)
2. OS/2 graphics metafile
PIM GRAPHICS The Ultimate Draw  Pascal Text Mode Image File
PJT   MS FoxPro additional (FPT) project description file
PJX   MS FoxPro main (DBF) project description file
PKG   P-CAD database
PKT   FTN software Fido message packet
PL   Perl SOURCE
PLB   1. P-CAD library
2.MS FoxPro library
PLC   P-CAD database
PLL   CA Clipper prelinked library
PLT   1. Table for CA Clipper .pll
2. Output file for ploter
3. P CAD: Output file editor for PCPLOT or PCPRINT
PM3   PageMaker 3.0 data file
PM5   Aldus PageMaker 5.0 publication
PMI   OS/2 V3 SVGA PMI-File
PMT   Adobe Premiere motion track file
PNT   FTN software pointlist segment
POW   Power Chords instrument/song file
PP4 GRAPHICS MicroGrafx Picture Publisher 4.0
PP5 GRAPHICS MicroGrafx Picture Publisher 4.0
PPD   PostScript printer description file
PPF GRAPHICS MicroGrafx Picture Publisher
PPJ   Adobe Premiere project file
PPM   Portable PixelMap
PPO   CA Clipper 5.* preprocessor output file
PPT   Microsoft PowerPoint presentation
PRG   Program source code
PRJ   Borland C++ IDE project file
PRT   P-CAD component
PRO   1. Something professional ...
2. Prolog language source
PRN   Usually printer output file
PRO   1. Profile; used by many programs to
store configuration data
2. Proboard conf. file
PR1   Packrat 4.0 data file
PR2   Packrat 4.x data file
PRS   Norton Viewer DLL file
PS   Document in PostScript format
PSD GRAPHICS 1. Periscope Debbuger Def file
2. Adobe Photoshop image file
PSM   Protracker Studio Module
PSN   Presentation file for Sound Script
PSP GRAPHICS Paint Shop Pro image file
PST   Postbox file
PT   1. Kodak Precition Color Management
System (KPCMS) palette file
2. Player Tools game crack
PT5   Aldus PageMaker 5.0 publication template
PTL   Adobe Premiere titles file
PTM SOUND Music format
PTR   OS/2 cursor image file
PUT GRAPHICS WScan Graphics format
PX DATABASE Borland Paradox primary index file
PXP   Autodesk  3D Studio IPAS Process file
PZI GRAPHICS PZP  graphics format

Q

Q ARCHIVES Quatnum archive
QAG   Norton Desktop Group file
QLC   Adobe Type Manager Type 1 fonts script
QPR   MS FoxPro QBE query file
QPX   MS FoxPro compiled executable QBE query file
QRT GRAPHICS QRT ray tracing graphics format

R

Rnn ARCHIVES Multi volume RAR archive
R2D DATABASE Reflex 2 datafile
RA   Remote Access conf. files
RAD SOUND Reality ADlib tracker 2-op FM music
RAS GRAPHICS SUN raster graphics format
RAW SOUND PCM Signed Raw Sound File
RAR ARCHIVES RAR Archive
RC   1. Windows resource compiler script
2. Resource file
3. UUPC configuration files
REC   1. Windows Recorder Macro File
2. ARCSERVE archivation protocol
REG   Registration information or key
REM   Sourcer remarks definition
REP   Report file used by many applications
REQ   BinkleyTerm, Bink/+ file request
RES   Windows compiled resource package
REX   1. Rexx language source file
2. PharLab executable file (old format)
RGB GRAPHICS RAW RGB graphics format
RH   Windows resource file header
RIF   Fractal Deisign Painter image file
RIP   Maximus 3.0 TeleGrafix Remote Imaging Protocol
RLA GRAPHICS RLA Image file
RLD   Norton Commander 5.0 temp file
RLE GRAPHICS 1. Windows bitmap (Run Length Encoded
compressed BMP file)
2. Graphics format (Utah RLE)
RMK   CA Clipper make file
RMI SOUND MIDI in RIFF-format file
ROL SOUND Adlib format syntesized music file
RPB   Data report file used by CP Backup
RPF   Autodesk AutoCad pattern
RPT   Report file (used by many applications)
RSL   Resource Library used by PC Tools for
Windows
RSP   OS/2 Responce File
RTF DOCUMENTS Rich Text Format
RTL   Run-Time library
RTP   Pocket soft patch data file
RTS   Realizer executable file
RUL   Echo-conference rules
RUN   PC Tools for Windows batch file
RUS   Russian text
RV   Mobile pricelist data file
RWS   Borland Resource Workshop symbol file
RXD DATABASE Reflex 1 datafile

S

S   Multi Edit macro file source
S3I SOUND Digiplayer/ST3 Sample File
S3M SOUND Scream Tracker Module
SA?   FTN software Packed mail
SAM   Ami Pro data file
SAV   Save file
SBJ   MicroGrafx  ABC Media Manager Subject
SBI SOUND Sound Blaster Instrument File
SBK SOUND Emu SoundFont Bank (AWE32 Bank)
SBL   Stony Brook Pascal library
SC   Borland Paradox Script
SCD   SCODOL film recorder
SCH   P CAD, Orcad Scheme
SCR   1. Windows screensaver executable
2. Screen snapshop (screen cut)
3. Script file source
4. Any other screen system
5. Forth screen (source) file
SCT   1. Scitex CT
2.MS FoxPro Additional (FPT) screen description
SCX   MS FoxPro main (DBF) screen description file
SDF   Sourcer definition file
SDK   Roland S-550/S-50/W-30 Disk Image
SDS SOUND MIDI Sample DUMP Standard File
SDW   Ami Draw Symbol File
SDX SOUND Sample DUMP Exchange File
SEC   Norton Utilities Diskreet encrypted file
SET   Extension used by Norton Backup and
CPS Backup for setup info
SF SOUND IRCAM Sound File
SFB   HP Soft font (obsolete under Windows)
SFO   Bitstream font file - fontware format
SFX   RAR (self-extracting archives) script
SGI GRAPHICS SGI Graphics format (IRIS)
SHA ARCHIVES UNSHAR  Archive (Unix)
SHP   Autodesk  Autocad and  3D studio shape
SHT   HTML files
SHX   Autodesk  Autocad fonts
SIT ARCHIVES STUFFIT  Archive (Macintosh)
SKY SPREEDSHEET SYLK Spreadsheet file (used by Multiplan)
SLB   P-CAD library (symbols)
SLC   SALT (script from Telix) compiled code
SLT   SALT (script from Telix) source code
SMK ANIMATION Smack Animation
SMM   Ami Pro Macro File
SMP SOUND Samplevision file
SND SOUND 1. Mac/Amiga digitized sound file
2. PCM Unsigned Raw Sound File
3. Power Chords drum sound file
SNP   READIBM Book-shelf for .BOO
SOL   Solution (walkthru)
SOU SOUND SBStudio II Sound File
SPD   Bitstream font file - speedo format
SPR GRAPHICS Story Board sprites
SPX   FoxPro compiled executable screen file
SQD   Squish message base
SQI   Squish message base index
SQL   1. Squish message base lastread pointers
2. SQL language code
SQZ ARCHIVES 1. SQZ Archive
2. FOXPRO Squeeze file
SRC   Multi-edit source
SSS SOUND Studio Session Song file
SS   DN Screen saver
STA   Statistica for Windows Data file
STM SOUND Scream Tracker Module
STR   Gate3 table structure file
STS SOUND Scream Tracker 2.0-3.0 Song
STY   Ami Pro Template (Style); used by
other programs for `styles`
SWG   SWAG Pascal Snippets file
SWP   Swap file
SXP   Autodesk  3D Studio IPAS Process
SVQ SOUND Music format
SY3 GRAPHICS Harvard Graphics format
SYD   Sysedit backup file
SYM   1. Compiler symbolic information file
2. P-CAD component (symbols)
SYS BINARY System file or driver (e.g. config.sys)
SYW SOUND Yamaha SY-85/SY-99 Wave File

T

T?H   Turbo Help file (Pascal, C, Assembler, ...)
TAP   ZX Spectrum emulator by g.a.lunter tape file
TAR ARCHIVES Popular Unix archive
TAZ ARCHIVES Packed TAR Archive
TBK   MS FOXPRO template backup file
TBL   1. Aldus TableEditor file
2. Short for Table; used by many programs
3. Gate3 table file
TBR   Norton Desktop custom toolbar
TC   Config from Turbo C
TD   Config from Turbo Debugger
TDF   Speedo font file
TDR   Contens of Arvid tape
TEX   TeX input file
TFM   TeX Font format file
TGA GRAPHICS TrueVision Targa True Color bitmapped format
TGZ ARCHIVES Gzipped TAR Archive
TH?   FTN software Packed mail
THE   Windows'95 Desktop Theme
THM   Picture Publisher or PhotoMagic
Thumbnail
TIC   ALLFIX  FTN special file with assotiated file
description
TIF GRAPHICS TIFF (tagged image format file)
TMP   Temporary file
TMS   TeleMate compiled script
TLD   Teledisk Disk Image
TOK   Borland C++ 4.x reserved word list
TP   Turbo Pascal cfg file
TPL   1. Turbo Pascal Library
2. Template file
TPP    Borland Pascal Protected Mode Library
TPU   Borland Pascal DOS Mode Library
TPW   Borland Pascal Windows Library
TRM   Windows  Terminal data file
TRN   Clarion  Transaction file
TRU   True Basic source file
TSM   Turbo Assembler Manual
TSV   Tab Separated Values
TTF   True-type fonts
TU?   FTN software  packed mail
TUD GRAPHICS The Ultimate Draw file
TXT   Common name for ASCII text file
TXW SOUND Yamaha TX-16W Wave File

U

U8 SOUND Sample
UC2 ARCHIVES Ultra Compressor  Archive
ULT SOUND UltraTracker Module
UNI SOUND UNIMOD music  module
USE   Log file
UUE   UUE encoded file
UWF SOUND UltraTracker WaveSample

V

VAP   NetWare 2.xx Value Added Process
VBR   Visual Basic Custom Control file
VBX   DLL-files from Visual Basic
VBZ    Template Visual Basic Setup Wizard
VCR   VCR drivers for Arvid
VDO   Story Board video image
VF?   U-lead Media Studio plugins files
VI   Watcom editor script
VEW   GroupWise for Windows
VIC GRAPHICS VICAR  graphics file
VID GRAPHICS Word&Deed  Graphics format
VIK GRAPHICS Graphics format (VIKING)
VIR   Virus or infected file
VLM BINARY Netware Virtual Loadable Module
VOC SOUND Creative Lab's Sound File
VP   Autodesk 3D Studio Video post file
VSD GRAPHICS Visio drawing
VSS   Visio Template
VST   Visio Template
VRM   Visual rexx source
VXD BINARY Windows virtual device driver

W

WAD   Id software War Allocation Daemon
WAS   ProComm Script File (source code)
WAV SOUND Microsoft Windows RIFF WAVE
WAX   ProComm compiled script
WB1 SPREEDSHEET Quattro Pro for Windows Spreadsheet
Notebook
WBT   1. Wilsonware Batch file used by Winbatch 
2. Norton Desktop
WCH   Word Perfect Macro Facility
WCM   WordPerfect Macro File
WD   InfoSelect Data file
WDB DATABASE MS Works Database file
WE?   FTN software packed mail
WFN   Corel Draw font file
WK1 SPREEDSHEET Lotus 123  Spreadsheet
WK3 SPREEDSHEET Lotus 123 3x  Spreadsheet
WK4 SPREEDSHEET Spreadsheet Lotus 123 4x
WKI SPREEDSHEET Lotus 123 2x  Spreadsheet
WKQ SPREEDSHEET Quattro spreadsheet
WKS SPREEDSHEET Lotus 123 1x, MS Works Spreadsheet
WKZ SPREEDSHEET Spreadsheet
WMF GRAPHICS Windows Metafile
WMP   Windows Magic Icon Palette
WNF   Corel Draw Font File
WP DOCUMENTS Word Perfect Format
WP5 DOCUMENTS Word Perfect Format
WPD   1. Windows printer driver (uninstallable)
2. Word Perfect Format
WPG GRAPHICS Word Perfect  Graphics format (image or vector graphics)
WPJ   Watcom C/C++ IDE project
WPS   MS Works Editor format
WQ1 SPREEDSHEET QuattroPro/DOS Spreadsheet
WRI   Write editor format
WRK SPREEDSHEET Lotus symphony Spreadsheet
WRP ARCHIVES Amiga WARP Archive
WS   APL Worksheet
W40   Something for Windows'95 (e.g.
config.w40)
W95   Something for Windows'95

X

Xnn DATABASE Borland Paradox Secondary indexes
X1 ARCHIVES X1 Archive
XCK   Extended crack
XCL   Xtree for Windows Script file
XDF   OS/2 extended disk format image
XI SOUND Fastracker 2.0 Instrument File
XLA   MS Excel Addin
XLB   MS  Excel Toolbar
XLC   MS  Excel Chart
XLD   MS  Excel Dialog
XLK   MS  Excel Archive
XLL   MS Excel Addin
XLM   MS Excel Macro File
XLS SPREEDSHEET Spreadsheet file(MS Excel work book)
XLT   MS Excel Template
XLV   MS Excel Module
XLW   MS Excel Workbook
XM SOUND FastTracker, Cubic Player Music format
XMI SOUND XMI Music format (MIDI)
XTP   XTreeGold overlay

Y

Y ARCHIVES Yabba  Archive
Ynn DATABASE Borland Paradox Secondary indexes
YC ARCHIVES YACC  Archive
YUV GRAPHICS Graphics format (YUV)

Z

Z ARCHIVES Z Unix Archive
Znn ARCHIVES ZIP archive
Z80   Z80 Snapshot (Spectrum emulator  by g.a.lunter)
ZAD   ZFax digitized voice file
ZIP ARCHIVES ZIP Archive
ZOM ARCHIVES Amiga ZOOM Archive
ZOO ARCHIVES ZOO Archive
ZZE   Encoded file


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